Keeps me Awake - Writing Lyrics

So I been writing a lot lately cause its my time to really get in touch of what I'm feeling and how I'm feeling. Also, writing lyrics help me understand other friends around me. So when i'm stuck in a crazy position in my life, everything is good, or just want to be somewhere but my current place of residence...I float away to the world of my mind or my view of someone else life.
I've been really into live concerts lately and motown music. At least learning about the lives of some of the greatest writers of old rhythm and blues. Man there is so much history and I love learning about their inspirations for music. I've been very infatuated with the life of Marvin Gaye and Sam Cooke, both very good artists of the 60's and 70's.
With these arists there always seems to be some reoccuring theme of pain and happiness, bitter and sweet, and failure then triumph. I been listening to some great lyricysts to like Common and this new artist, Young Dre who knows how to lay lyrics in the right places. Luckily, I have somoene like my roommate tyson stevens, who produces for love you long time, who helps me with melodies to my lyrics.
One of the ways in which I gain inspiration, is through staying up til 3 am and writing. Most of my songs are completed in the hours of the morning, which sometimes sucks with work and what not. Another way is going to Barnes & Noble and readin through magazines about artists and there inspirations.
Thats about that for what keeps me alive lately.

"It's always been a gift with me, hearing music the way I do. I don't know where it comes from, it's just there and I don't question it."
— Miles Davis

Dance: The Rhythm of My Life

Dance its the rhythm of my life
My only air to breathe
Like butter on my knife
I spread it even after my death

So I been watching a lot of these dance shows on TV that are showing hip hop in a better light. I love that true hip hop culture is being shown. But there is still an underground that is keeping to its roots.
It's been so great to see events around Rexburg and Provo do so well the last few years of dance battling. People are accepting hip-hop culture more. I believe this is do to the true nature of what hip-hop culture really is. The releasing of one's inner self and the true of nature of what your to become. Whether its art, whether its on the mic, whether its writing, or whether its on the floor...the true essence of hip-hop thrives and progresses with the individual as the individual progresses in his/her own life.
It doesn't even have to be hip-hop it can be anything that provides postivity and good for the world. Start with the man in the mirror this morning and look at yourself at the end of everyday, what did you accomplish and what can you do better.

LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE, BECAUSE WHEN YOU DO YOU UNCONSCIOUSLY GIVE OTHERS PERMISSION TO DO THE SAME!